Award Military Medal Pte. (A/L/Cpl) Issa Dagomba 'B' Coy 1 Gold Coast Regiment Royal West African Frontier Force (GC14048) Arakan, At 0730 on...
Hi In last week's visit to Kew I looked at WO203/2069 REME Personal Accounts as accounts of REME in this Campaign are hard to come by. It is...
Does anyone already have the War Diaries for this unit for 1943, 1944 and 1945? I am looking to trace an Officer's service with it in these...
Personal Number: 611 Rank: Field Marshal Name: Sir Francis Wogan FESTING, GCB, DSO, MiD Unit: Rifle Brigade London Gazette : 28 December 1923...
Personal Number: 14843 Rank: Brigadier Name: Leslie Innes JACQUES, CB, CBE, MC, MiD Unit: Royal Engineers London Gazette : 18 February 1916...
Personal Number: 12895 Rank: Lieutenant-General Name: Geoffrey Charles EVANS, KBE, CB, DSO**, MiD**** Unit: Royal Warwickshire Regiment ; 1 Royal...
Personal Number: 130079 Rank: Major Name: Harry Crispin SMITH, MiD Unit: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment London Gazette : 24 May 1940...
Personal Number: 148607 Rank: Lieutenant Name: Victor Thomas KING, MC Unit: 4 Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment London Gazette : 16 September...
Personal Number: 113515 Rank: Colonel Name: Donald Friswell EASTEN, MC, MiD Unit: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment London Gazette: 16...
Personal Number: 73619 Rank: Major Name: John WINSTANLEY, MC, MID Unit: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment London Gazette : 30 November 1937...
I am trying to find when the 71st Indian Infantry Brigade arrived in the Arakan around February 1943? The brigade consisted of the 1st...
I have been revising my Indian Army battalion histories and I am looking for additional sources on the 1st Arakan Campaign from October 1942 to...
Hi, hoping you can help before I commit the cardinal sin of getting this wrong. . I have the account of Captain Richard Wallace, 30 Mountain Regt...
Hi All, Does anyone have access to the above war diary for the Royal Berkshire's time in the Arakan? I'm looking in particular for entries around...
Reading a magazine called Pheonix from 1945 I found this portrait of Sub Din Mohammad MC of 2/1 Punjab Regt who won his MC in the Arakan. As I was...
Major General H.R.Briggs arriving on 25th Dragoons Lee tank "Shrewsbury" from the Ngakyedauk Pass during the relief of 7th Division (Messervy)in...
I have recently read this in “ Ball of Fire” by Anthony Brett-James and wondered if these Loading Tables still exist somewhere, as they would...
Hi, I am researching the Indian Anti-Aircraft Artillery in the WW2. Will be thankful for any leads/information/documents and even a reference...
[ATTACH] I found this rare image of the memorial to the officers and men of the 36th Division who died in the Arakan 1944. I have never seen a...
Rothy submitted a new resource: 8th HAA Regimental Group, India 1942-1943 - Order of Battle for the 8th HAA Regimental Group, India 1942-1943 A...
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